The Cascata delle Marmore Waterfalls

The
Cascata delle Marmore (7 kilometres from Terni along the SS. 209
Valnerina) is in an exceptionally beautiful natural setting. The waterfalls are in fact artificial, created by the Romans.

In 290 BC the consul Curius Dentatus gave orders for the digging of a canal (Cavo Curiano) to drain the stagnant waters of the river Velino to flow over the Marmore cliff and join the river Nera, 165 metres below.

Access to the area and floodgate opening times of the Cascata delle Marmore - Calendar 2005

JanuaryWeekdaysAccess to the area: ClosedFloodgates: ClosedSaturdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and
3-4pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and 3-4pm

FebrauryWeekdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates: ClosedSaturdaysAccess to the area: 10am-6pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and
3-5pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
10am-6pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and 3-5pm

MarchWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-6pmFloodgates: 12am-1pm and 4-5pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 10am-10pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and
4-9pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
10am-10pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and 4-9pm

AprilWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-7pmFloodgates: 12am-1pm and 4-5pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
4-9pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 4-9pm

MayWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-7pmFloodgates: 12am-1pm and 4-5pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
3-10pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 3-10pm

JuneWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-10pmFloodgates: 11am-1pm and 4-6pm and 9-10pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
3-10pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 3-10pm

JulyWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-10pmFloodgates: 11am-1pm and 4-6pm and 9-10pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
3-10pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 3-10pm

AugustWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-10pmFloodgates: 11am-1pm and 4-6pm and 9-10pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
3-10pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 3-10pm

SeptemberWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-10pmFloodgates: 12am-1pm and 4-5pm and 8-9pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and
3-9pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-10pmFloodgates open: 10am-1pm and 3-9pm

OctoberWeekdaysAccess to the area: 10am-6pmFloodgates: Closed. Only Friday open from 3pm to 5pmSaturdaysAccess to the area: 10am-8pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and
3-7pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
9am-8pmFloodgates open: 11am-1pm and 3-7pm

NovemberWeekdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates: ClosedSaturdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and
3-4pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and 3-4pm

DecemberWeekdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates: ClosedSaturdaysAccess to the area: 11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and
3-4pmSundays and holidaysAccess to the area:
11am-5pmFloodgates open: 12am-1pm and 3-4pm

Important: in December and January the area used for excursions is closed. The public can only gain access to Piazzale Byron,
Belvedere Pennarossa and Belvedere Superiore.On
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New year the floodgates are opened between 1 and 4pm.

Umbria Online advise:

Hotel Michelangelo: located in the centre of Terni, near Piazza Tacito and Corso Vecchio, directly near at the heart of the town’s shopping area.

INFORMATION:

Ticket: € 3

Entance ticket to the area entitles visitors to the following: - assistance and guide for excursions of between 25 and 50 people to be requested on entering the area if there are guides available or 24 hours before the visit. Guided tours start every hour on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. On other days guided tours vary according to opening times; - parking and other services offered in the area;
- access to the footpaths; - information from the permanent tourist information office; - access to the Belvedere Superiore and the Belvedere Inferiore after tickets have been stamped at the entrance; - free use on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays of the shuttle buses running between the Belvedere Superiore and the Belvedere
Inferiore.

Infopoint Cascata delle Marmore:
Tel. +39 074462982

Umbria Online advise:

Hotel Michelangelo: located in the centre of Terni, near Piazza Tacito and Corso Vecchio, directly near at the heart of the town’s shopping area.